Well, this is my first AWD car and i love it. I am having some problems launching the car. I don't know if this normal for AWD cars. When i put it in 1st gear and rev the motor up to 4,500 rpm, the car would pull crazy fast. Once the car moves, it would have a short pause in 1st gear. It feels very wired. It seems that the power dies off quickly or something. Anyone have this problem???? Or am i'm launching wrong???
ms6 AWD launch
- Thread starter ms6z
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DSC....?
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
amilliems6
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ouch lol poor car
When are you feeling this loss of power? If it is after 5750rpm, its the engine's natural performance curve and happens to everyone. Its a pain in the ass, but its by Mazda's design. Otherwise, its a combination of DSC, the AWD system transferring power, and the natural studder of the engine.
Atreyu3388
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It's AWD, unless you were putting down like 800+HP and can break all of your tires loose, this is not a car that you have to worry about wheel spin with. (Unless it's snowing (burnout)) TURN OFF THE DSC, and feather the hell outta the clutch. You can safely launch this car, but don't do it left and right unless you like fixing the components listed by others above.
Atreyu3388
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Oh yeah +1 LMAO!!!
lynnriderm6
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ya put it at 4500-5000 and slip the clutch
Feathering the clutch has nothing to do with AWD 
. Sounds to me like your just bogging the car in 1st.
You cant just drop the clutch in this car. You have to ease off it. Not slowly but not too fast either.
Only way to get better is to practice and I suggest launching like at 3K rpm instead of 4500 when your just practicing. That way you wont **** up anything or burn your clutch more than you have to. In this car you really shouldn't need to launch over 4K rpm. Wont make a difference in speed but it could damage your car.
. Sounds to me like your just bogging the car in 1st. You cant just drop the clutch in this car. You have to ease off it. Not slowly but not too fast either.
Only way to get better is to practice and I suggest launching like at 3K rpm instead of 4500 when your just practicing. That way you wont **** up anything or burn your clutch more than you have to. In this car you really shouldn't need to launch over 4K rpm. Wont make a difference in speed but it could damage your car.
Also look into a WOTbox. I have heard good things about these. Seems like it would be more accurate since you can set in the rpm to launch at. I agree with Sifu on the engine and differential mounts to get more power to the ground and also lessen the chance of breaking things
OJ Bartley
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ms6z, it's tricky to launch this car properly, especially when you're trying not to damage anything. I went to the track a couple times last year, but still don't really have it down. Actually its even harder to do on the dragstrip with the sticky tar they lay down. You definitely need to feather though, don't dump it.
Super Shredder
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i dunno guys, ive never launched a car before this one, the 240sx was more of a peel out everytime i pressed the gas, but to me its really as easy as a double rev up to about 4500 and an evenly distrubuted lift of the clutch to an evenly increasing acceleration to WOT. at the same time! no one foot should complete the process without the other doing the same. also make sure you can do this in a ONE MISSISSIPPI otherwsie your car is gonna be smelly and everyone will know! lol.
speedy ms6
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I tried pulling up my e brake 2 clicks and it didn't work. It still launched in awd. Even went back and looked at the marks and sure enough there was 4 of em. Maybe I need to try another click...
Wagonbacker9
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maybe you should be nicer to your car......
